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Doctor Who Christmas special 2017: Twice Upon a Timehttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/dec/25/doctor-who-christmas-special-2017-twice-upon-a-time
<p>Peter Capaldi bowed out as Jodie Whittaker stepped into the Tardis and the history books. But did Steven Moffat do himself justice with his final episode?</p><p><em>Spoiler alert: this blog contains details of the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/doctor-who">Doctor Who</a> Christmas special, Twice Upon a Time. </em></p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/dec/24/jodie-whittaker-regenerating-as-doctor-who-will-be-life-changing">Jodie Whittaker: regenerating as a woman – the new Doctor Who | Observer profile</a> </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/dec/25/doctor-who-christmas-special-2017-twice-upon-a-time">Continue reading...</a>Doctor WhoCultureFantasyTelevisionTelevision & radioMon, 25 Dec 2017 19:10:53 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/dec/25/doctor-who-christmas-special-2017-twice-upon-a-timePhotograph: Ray Burmiston/BBC/PAPhotograph: Ray Burmiston/BBC/PADaniel Martin2017-12-25T19:10:53ZDoctor Who recap: series 36 finale – The Doctor Fallshttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jul/01/doctor-who-recap-series-36-finale-the-doctor-falls
<p>A cracking closer, with truly shocking returns, the showdown to end all showdowns – and a doozy of a cliffhanger! Roll on Christmas</p><p>The end seems like a good place to start. Only that isn’t quite possible, because this doozy of a cliffhanger can’t play out until Christmas – and even then there are so many feelings to process I’m not sure any of us have the emotional energy. Yes, that <em>was</em> David Bradley as the First Doctor, replacing William Hartnell and the perhaps-best-forgotten portrayal by Richard Hurndall in 1983’s 20th-anniversary special The Five Doctors. In any other circumstances, recasting a deceased actor in the role would feel cheap. In these ones, Bradley was simply so good in the 50th-anniversary biopic An Adventure in Space and Time – both as a struggling Hartnell and his reimagining of Hartnell’s portrayal – that we must applaud it. I spent time with Bradley on set of that production, and his “Doctor face” is the most disarming thing in the world.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jul/01/doctor-who-recap-series-36-finale-the-doctor-falls">Continue reading...</a>Doctor WhoCultureTelevisionFantasyTelevision & radioPeter CapaldiScience fictionSun, 02 Jul 2017 11:05:14 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jul/01/doctor-who-recap-series-36-finale-the-doctor-fallsPhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBCPhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBCDan Martin2017-07-02T11:05:14ZDoctor Who recap: series 36, episode 11 – World Enough and Timehttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jun/24/doctor-who-recap-series-36-episode-11-world-enough-and-time
<p>The Mondasian Cybermen make a deliciously chilling return – and they’re not the only ones. Get ready for more hijinks and foul play in next week’s finale<br></p><p>The time has come. But the moment has been prepared for. That’s to paraphrase the Fourth Doctor as he faced his own impending demise. It’s a shame that we know so far in advance that a Doctor is leaving, because it always means that the sense of foreboding overrides everything else. Add to that the fact that it is Steven Moffat’s final run, and perfectly good episodes like <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/may/06/doctor-who-recap-series-36-episode-four-knock-knock">Knock Knock</a> and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jun/17/doctor-who-recap-series-36-episode-10-the-eaters-of-light">The Eaters of Light</a>, even the ambitious Monks Trilogy, run the risk of feeling a bit <em>whatever</em>. It is a human curse to wish your life away, and a fan curse to wish away a quality series so that we might just <em>get to the end</em>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jun/24/doctor-who-recap-series-36-episode-11-world-enough-and-time">Continue reading...</a>Doctor WhoTelevisionTelevision & radioCultureFantasySat, 24 Jun 2017 18:30:07 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jun/24/doctor-who-recap-series-36-episode-11-world-enough-and-timePhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBCPhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBCDan Martin2017-06-24T18:30:07ZDoctor Who recap: series 36, episode 10 – The Eaters of Lighthttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jun/17/doctor-who-recap-series-36-episode-10-the-eaters-of-light
<p>Team Tardis head back to Roman times for a story that answers one of history’s great unanswered questions – and makes history in the Whoniverse too!<br></p><p>A political shock with profound consequences for the border between England and Scotland? In telling the story of the “lost” Roman Ninth Legion, this airy, lyrical instalment of Doctor Who once again chimes eerily with current events. But there’s plenty to digest in The Eaters of Light even before we get to the meat of the thing. First, with time travellers displaced to ancient Scotland, savage tribes and legends swirling stone circles – it’s Doctor Who does <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/apr/06/outlanders-caitriona-balfe-sex-should-be-awkward">Outlander</a>! Fans of Diana Gabaldon’s supernatural romance should be pleased to see it mainly passes muster as we await season three.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jun/17/doctor-who-recap-series-36-episode-10-the-eaters-of-light">Continue reading...</a>Doctor WhoCultureTelevisionTelevision & radioFantasySat, 17 Jun 2017 18:30:45 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jun/17/doctor-who-recap-series-36-episode-10-the-eaters-of-lightPhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBCPhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBCDan Martin2017-06-17T18:30:45ZDoctor Who recap: series 36, episode nine – Empress of Marshttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jun/10/doctor-who-recap-series-36-episode-nine-empress-of-mars
<p>The show’s fifth most iconic monsters – Ice Warriors – are back as Team Tardis take a jolly to the red planet. It’s always fun to see the Doctor excited</p><p>Who’d have thunk it, this of all weeks – a “bloody difficult woman” with statement hair faces off against a tribe of men in red with guns they don’t like having to use, and after an epic battle, nobody actually wins. Doctor Who, as ever, proves a mirror for our times. </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jun/10/doctor-who-recap-series-36-episode-nine-empress-of-mars">Continue reading...</a>Doctor WhoCultureTelevisionTelevision & radioFantasySat, 10 Jun 2017 19:00:34 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jun/10/doctor-who-recap-series-36-episode-nine-empress-of-marsPhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBCPhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBCDan Martin2017-06-10T19:00:34ZDoctor Who recap: series 36, episode eight – The Lie of the Landhttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jun/03/doctor-who-recap-series-36-episode-eight-the-lie-of-the-land
<p>The Monks trilogy comes to a grim conclusion with labour camps, apparent suicide missions and a distinctly 1984 feel. Roll on some light relief next week <br></p><p>Okay, love did sort of save the day this week, what with Bill’s imagined version of her late mum breaking the psychic link that was key to the Monks’ conquest of Earth (or something). But not before the bulk of another grim instalment – a world of dystopian labour camps, sassy statues and what looks for the longest time like a suicide mission on Bill’s part.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jun/03/doctor-who-recap-series-36-episode-eight-the-lie-of-the-land">Continue reading...</a>Doctor WhoCultureTelevisionTelevision & radioFantasySat, 03 Jun 2017 19:25:58 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jun/03/doctor-who-recap-series-36-episode-eight-the-lie-of-the-landPhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBCPhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBCDan Martin2017-06-03T19:25:58ZDoctor Who recap: series 36, episode seven – The Pyramid at the End of the Worldhttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/may/27/doctor-who-recap-series-36-episode-seven-the-pyramid-at-the-end-of-the-world
<p>The Doctor becomes the new President of Earth and leads a counter-terror operation against the invasion of the evil Monks. And in a dark week, this show visited far darker places than we are used to </p><p>Writing from the great city of Manchester, our hearts broken but never our spirits, I did wonder whether an episode centred around a counter-terror operation might not be postponed. If Doctor Who went out on a Tuesday, I suspect it probably would have been. It’s testament to what politicians call “our way of life” that we go on as normal.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/may/27/doctor-who-recap-series-36-episode-seven-the-pyramid-at-the-end-of-the-world">Continue reading...</a>Doctor WhoCultureFantasyTelevisionTelevision & radioSat, 27 May 2017 19:30:36 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/may/27/doctor-who-recap-series-36-episode-seven-the-pyramid-at-the-end-of-the-worldPhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBCPhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBCDan Martin2017-05-27T19:30:36ZDoctor Who recap: series 36, episode six – Extremishttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/may/20/doctor-who-recap-series-36-episode-six-extremis
<p>The Pope, a dead President, malevolent monks and the return of Missy … the first in a thrilling three-parter is Steven Moffat’s bid to bend his show almost to breaking point</p><p>There has been a lot of chatter in recent weeks about shape. What should a series of Doctor Who look like? So far, this one has been met with near-universal praise for its back-to-back, self-contained stories. But those of us on here tend to enjoy arcs that walk on the wild side. Last week I suggested the idea of a fully serialised season with weekly cliffhangers for Generation Binge, and the suggestion was not unpopular. Yet perhaps the most exceptional thing about series 36/10 is that we’re all getting exactly what we want – the best of both worlds.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/may/16/finally-doctor-who-gets-the-regeneration-weve-been-waiting-for-peter-capaldi-pearl-mackie-bill-potts">Finally, Doctor Who gets the regeneration we've been waiting for</a> </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/may/20/doctor-who-recap-series-36-episode-six-extremis">Continue reading...</a>Doctor WhoTelevisionFantasyCultureTelevision & radioSat, 20 May 2017 19:15:33 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/may/20/doctor-who-recap-series-36-episode-six-extremisPhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBCPhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBCDan Martin2017-05-20T19:15:33ZDoctor Who recap: series 36, episode five – Oxygenhttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/may/13/doctor-who-recap-series-36-episode-five-oxygen
<p>With this scandal in outer space, Doctor Who has rarely been so hilarious, so harrowing – and so unapologetically left-wing. The powers that be are brave to give it the go-ahead</p><p>It can only be coincidence that this episode goes out the same weekend as Alien: Covenant opens, but there’s definitely something in the water. Or should that be air? As my colleague <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/may/10/alien-covenant-ridley-scott-sequel">Danny Leigh wrote this week</a>, that franchise posits a future where, “if we as a species ever make it into space en masse, our lives will end up looking like this: an underpaid, cooped up grid that left you looking like Harry Dean Stanton.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/may/13/doctor-who-recap-series-36-episode-five-oxygen">Continue reading...</a>Doctor WhoTelevisionCultureFantasyTelevision & radioSat, 13 May 2017 19:00:03 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/may/13/doctor-who-recap-series-36-episode-five-oxygenPhotograph: Des Willie/BBCPhotograph: Des Willie/BBCDan Martin2017-05-13T19:00:03ZDoctor Who recap: series 36, episode four – Knock Knockhttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/may/06/doctor-who-recap-series-36-episode-four-knock-knock
<p>A chilling tale this week, with giant creepy-crawlies, a dodgy landlord – and a house that eats people. It’s another cracking story in a series yet to drop a dud</p><p>Here’s an uncomfortable hypothesis: Steven Moffat has ruined Doctor Who for other haunted house stories. This is because every haunted house story anyone tries to tell will forever be judged beside Blink, his 2007 classic that regularly tops best-ever episode polls. Anything else is destined to fade into obscurity (see 2013’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/apr/20/doctor-who-hide-series-33-episode-9">Hide</a>). </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/may/06/doctor-who-recap-series-36-episode-four-knock-knock">Continue reading...</a>Doctor WhoCultureTelevision & radioTelevisionFantasySat, 06 May 2017 19:05:11 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/may/06/doctor-who-recap-series-36-episode-four-knock-knockPhotograph: Jon Hall/BBCPhotograph: Jon Hall/BBCDan Martin2017-05-06T19:05:11ZDoctor Who recap: series 36, episode three – Thin Icehttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2017/apr/29/doctor-who-recap-series-36-episode-three-thin-ice
<p>A Victorian frost fair on the frozen Thames, coupled with a menacing giant snake, made this one of the most visually stunning episodes ever</p><p>Can you be nostalgic for something that once made you nostalgic in the past? This is time travel, so quite possibly. But to explain, this series is all about starting everything afresh, and so Bill’s first trip into the past has the same echoes of newness as Rose and her similar trip in 2005’s The Unquiet Dead. And that was when the only response to the return of Doctor Who was nostalgia, because the whole thing was so improbable. Certainly not something that would be the BBC’s biggest property 12 years later. Time can be a funny thing.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2017/apr/29/doctor-who-recap-series-36-episode-three-thin-ice">Continue reading...</a>Doctor WhoTelevisionTelevision & radioCultureScience fictionFantasyPeter CapaldiDramaSat, 29 Apr 2017 19:10:07 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2017/apr/29/doctor-who-recap-series-36-episode-three-thin-icePhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBCPhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBCDan Martin2017-04-29T19:10:07ZDoctor Who recap: series 36, episode two – Smilehttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/apr/22/doctor-who-series-36-episode-two-smile-recap
<p>Supporting characters are almost dispensed with as Bill gets her first trip off-world – to a deserted city populated by emoji-spouting robots</p><p><em>Spoiler alert: this blog contains plot details for Smile</em><em>, episode two of the 36th series of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/doctor-who">Doctor Who</a> on BBC1. Do not read on if you have not watched.</em><br></p><p>I love watching what happens with emojis, how people use them for different things, and the change of meaning of them; it feels like a growing language, a universal language of some sort. This episode was always about utopia and utopian ideas. It seems to me that the emoji is a utopian idea. It’s this yearning for a language that’s universal, and doesn’t depend on literacy and allows you to be creative and funny with it. The messages that kids send with emoji are really funny, and at the same time there’s something really touching about it. </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/apr/22/doctor-who-series-36-episode-two-smile-recap">Continue reading...</a>Doctor WhoFrank Cottrell BoyceTelevisionTelevision & radioScience fictionFantasyCultureSat, 22 Apr 2017 19:10:22 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/apr/22/doctor-who-series-36-episode-two-smile-recapPhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBC/Simon Ridgway/Stuart ManningPhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBC/Simon Ridgway/Stuart ManningDan Martin2017-04-22T19:10:22ZDoctor Who recap: series 36, episode one – The Pilothttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/apr/15/doctor-who-series-36-episode-one-the-pilot-peter-capaldi-steven-moffat
<p>Finally, a new series! And from the title’s knowing wink onwards, it’s one of the freshest openers in years – just as it’s Steven Moffat’s last. How ironic</p><p><em>Spoiler alert: this blog contains plot details for The Pilot</em><em>, episode one of the 36th series of Doctor Who on BBC1. Do not read on if you have not watched. </em></p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/oct/28/doctor-who-changed-face-and-transformed-tv-for-ever">The day Doctor Who changed face – and transformed TV for ever</a> </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/apr/15/doctor-who-series-36-episode-one-the-pilot-peter-capaldi-steven-moffat">Continue reading...</a>TelevisionTelevision & radioDoctor WhoCultureFantasySat, 15 Apr 2017 19:10:10 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/apr/15/doctor-who-series-36-episode-one-the-pilot-peter-capaldi-steven-moffatPhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBCPhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBCDan Martin2017-04-15T19:10:10ZDoctor Who Christmas special 2016: The Return of Doctor Mysteriohttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/dec/25/doctor-who-christmas-special-2016-the-return-of-doctor-mysterio
<p>It’s Doctor Who does superheroes, with the joyous return of the reliably daft 12th Doctor, Matt Lucas and the monsters with zips for heads</p><p><em>Spoiler alert: this blog contains details of the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/doctor-who">Doctor Who</a> Christmas special, </em><em>The Return of Doctor Mysterio. </em><br></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/dec/25/doctor-who-christmas-special-2016-the-return-of-doctor-mysterio">Continue reading...</a>Television & radioDoctor WhoCultureTelevisionFantasySun, 25 Dec 2016 18:45:21 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/dec/25/doctor-who-christmas-special-2016-the-return-of-doctor-mysterioPhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBCPhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBCGuardian Staff2016-12-25T18:45:21ZDoctor Who Christmas special 2015: The Husbands of River Songhttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/dec/25/doctor-who-christmas-special-2015-the-husbands-of-river-song
<p>It was a wonderful Christmas gift to see River back to her hot mess, sassy one-liner best, while Greg Davies give it his all as a disembodied head</p><p><strong><em>Spoiler alert: this blog contains details of the Doctor Who Christmas special, The Husbands of River Song </em></strong></p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2013/may/31/doctor-who-river-song-divide-fans">Why does River Song divide Doctor Who fans?</a> </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/dec/25/doctor-who-christmas-special-2015-the-husbands-of-river-song">Continue reading...</a>Doctor WhoPeter CapaldiFantasyCultureTelevisionTelevision & radioEpisode recapsFri, 25 Dec 2015 18:15:02 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/dec/25/doctor-who-christmas-special-2015-the-husbands-of-river-songPhotograph: Ray Burmiston/Simon Ridgeway/BBCPhotograph: Ray Burmiston/Simon Ridgeway/BBCDan Martin2015-12-25T18:15:02ZDoctor Who, series 35, episode 12 – Hell Benthttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2015/dec/05/doctor-who-series-35-episode-12-hell-bent
<p>An audacious Moffat transforms Clara from apprentice to Doctor and Gallifrey grows richer and more intriguing in the series finale</p><p><em>Spoiler alert: this blog contains plot details for <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06s609f">Hell Bent</a></em><em>, episode 12 of the 35th series of Doctor Who on BBC1</em></p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2015/dec/04/doctor-who-six-questions-that-need-to-be-answered-before-clara-leaves">Doctor Who: six questions that need to be answered before Clara leaves</a> </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2015/dec/05/doctor-who-series-35-episode-12-hell-bent">Continue reading...</a>Doctor WhoFantasyTelevisionTelevision & radioCultureEpisode recapsSat, 05 Dec 2015 21:05:17 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2015/dec/05/doctor-who-series-35-episode-12-hell-bentPhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBCPhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBCDan Martin2015-12-05T21:05:17ZDoctor Who series 35, episode 11 – Heaven Senthttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/nov/28/doctor-who-series-35-episode-11-heaven-sent
<p>Peter Capaldi is deep in confessional mode as he pulls out all the stops in this single-hander, but what on earth was it about?</p><p><em>Spoiler alert: this blog contains plot details for </em><em><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06rhv99">Heaven Sent</a></em><em>, episode 11 of the 35th series of Doctor Who on BBC1</em><br></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/nov/28/doctor-who-series-35-episode-11-heaven-sent">Continue reading...</a>TelevisionCultureTelevision & radioDoctor WhoFantasyDramaEpisode recapsSat, 28 Nov 2015 21:00:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/nov/28/doctor-who-series-35-episode-11-heaven-sentPhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBCPhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBCDan Martin2015-11-28T21:00:01ZDoctor Who series 35, episode 10 – Face the Ravenhttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2015/nov/21/doctor-who-series-35-episode-10-face-the-raven
<p>The event we’ve been building up to finally happens, as Clara meets her end at last. But is it really all over for her? And why is the Doctor looking natty in velvet?</p><p><em>Spoiler alert: this blog contains plot details for <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06qqp67">Face the Raven</a>, episode 10 of the 35th series of Doctor Who on BBC1</em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2015/nov/21/doctor-who-series-35-episode-10-face-the-raven">Continue reading...</a>Television & radioDoctor WhoCultureTelevisionFantasyEpisode recapsSat, 21 Nov 2015 21:00:04 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2015/nov/21/doctor-who-series-35-episode-10-face-the-ravenPhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBCPhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBCDan Martin2015-11-21T21:00:04ZDoctor Who series 35, episode 9 – Sleep No Morehttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2015/nov/14/doctor-who-series-35-episode-9-sleep-no-more
<p>Writer Mark Gatiss relishes the challenge of setting his Macbeth-quoting nightmare in space with plenty of backstory and lots of knowing nods and teases</p><p>Just as Clara Oswald is now so sure of her life with the Doctor that she’s starting to take risks, so the production team are steady in their groove and comfortable in a purple patch, they’re starting to do the same. No opening titles or theme music here; as Doctor Who tackles a “found footage” episode.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2015/nov/14/doctor-who-series-35-episode-9-sleep-no-more">Continue reading...</a>Doctor WhoCultureFantasyTelevisionTelevision & radioMark GatissEpisode recapsSat, 14 Nov 2015 21:00:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2015/nov/14/doctor-who-series-35-episode-9-sleep-no-morePhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBCPhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBCDan Martin2015-11-14T21:00:01ZDoctor Who series 35, episode eight: The Zygon Inversionhttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/nov/07/doctor-who-series-35-episode-eight-the-zygon-inversion
<p>After last episode’s Zygon invasion, the Doctor brilliantly foils the insurgency with a bit of classic bluff and pure logic. And in the process, Peter Capaldi at last enjoys his defining ‘Doctor moment’</p><p><em>SPOILER ALERT: This weekly blog is for those who have been watching the new series of <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/doctor-who">Doctor Who</a>. Don’t read ahead if you haven’t seen episode eight – The Zygon Inversion.</em></p><p>• <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/oct/31/doctor-who-series-35-episode-seven-the-zygon-invasion">Read Dan Martin’s episode seven episode blog here</a></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/nov/07/doctor-who-series-35-episode-eight-the-zygon-inversion">Continue reading...</a>Doctor WhoCultureFantasyTelevisionTelevision & radioPeter CapaldiEpisode recapsSat, 07 Nov 2015 20:55:16 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/nov/07/doctor-who-series-35-episode-eight-the-zygon-inversionPhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBCPhotograph: Simon Ridgway/BBCDan Martin2015-11-07T20:55:16Z